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A lawsuit about an alleged gang rape at Cornell University and a Wired story about sexual cyberharassment reveal how campus rape culture and online misogyny are colliding.

Robert Mugabe: The Black Victorian - A Biography : Zvomuya, Percy: Amazon.co.za: Books

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Rapper, who was dropped from tour after his speech in support of Palestine, challenges Robert Kraft to do the same Macklemore has announced that he will donate the $1m salary he was paid as an opening act for Ed Sheeran’s Loop tour to organizations working with Palestinian people and relief in Gaza, after being dropped from the tour following backlash to his onstage comments in support of Palestine. The rapper also challenged Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots and prominent donor to Israel who refused to let Macklemore play at his Gillette Stadium outside Boston, to match his donation. Continue reading...

James Orr and Dan Jukes leave roles pending outcome of party’s investigation

James Orr and Dan Jukes have stepped down from positions pending outcome of party investigation, says Reform UK Two key aides to Nigel Farage have stepped down from their roles pending the outcome of an investigation by Reform UK into a broadcast by Channel 4 News alleging they breached political donation rules, a party spokesperson said. James Orr and Dan Jukes are alleged to have breached donation rules by having polling paid for by an overseas company. Continue reading...

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Secretive state begins repairs on ageing facilities after being revealed as worst country for leaks of potent greenhouse gas

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Fast-moving fire displaces people in western Canada, burning homes as it races through towns on Okanagan Lake British Columbia declared a state of emergency on Saturday as a fast-moving wildfire destroyed homes, trapped residents and forced more than 20,000 people to flee communities along Okanagan Lake in western Canada. The premier, David Eby, announced the emergency as more than 100 wildfires burned across the province, nearly half of them out of control in hot, windy weather and prolonged drought. Continue reading...

On its 10th anniversary, one of the prize's co-founders reflects on how the award has helped expand the contemporary Kiswahili canon, and demonstrated that there is a vibrant market for quality litera...

I Have a Home, There Is a We , whose original Swahili edition was in 2015 the first book of poetry to win the Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature, brings the acclaimed verse of prolific Zanzibari poet, journalist, and cultural changemaker Mohammed Khelef Ghassani to English-language readers for the first time.

Salim Hussein Ng'anzi and Ali Hilal Ali topped this year's Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature, announced in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Friday, July 24, 2026.

The shortlists for the tenth edition of the Safal Kiswahili Prize for African Literature 2025 were announced in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Monday, July 20, 2026.

On its 10th anniversary, one of the prize's co-founders reflects on how the award has helped expand the contemporary Kiswahili canon, and demonstrated that there is a vibrant market for quality litera...

It's the first known instance of officials investigating suspected insider trading on a prediction market from inside the White House.

Micah Richards has paid tribute to his father Lincoln, who died shortly before the BBC pundit went on air for England’s World Cup semi-final defeat by Argentina. Former England right-back Richards was one of the experts on BBC One for the coverage of the Three Lions’ 2-1 loss. “Not long before going on air today, I received the awful news that my father Lincoln had passed away,” wrote Richards on Instagram.

Paid-for political access and threadbare regulations have helped to embed the US tech firm in the NHS – and beyond. But there is a way to free ourselves, says Peter Geoghegan of Democracy for Sale

Our new investigation reveals the problems with Palantir’s NHS tech - and the unrivalled political access that fuelled the firm’s march into the British state

I Have a Home, There Is a We, whose original Swahili edition was in 2015 the first book of poetry to win the Safal-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Litera...